Merchandise display hanger



Dec, 14, 1943. c. A. FOWLER MERCHANDISE DISPLAY HANGER- Filed April 12, 1941 Patented Dec. 14, 1943 2 33 537,

UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE 2,336,537 MERCHANDISE DISPLAY HANGER Carl A. Fowler, Wichita, Kans. Application April 12, 1941, Serial No. 388,231 3 Claims. (01. 211-45) My invention relates to hangers for displaying modified form of the hanger in which the supmerchandise such as rugs and like articles that porting elements are detachable from the hanger. are of considerable size and should be hung Similar numerals of reference designate the straight and with no wrinkles for best results in same parts through the several figures of the displaying the rug. In view of this, the object 5 drawing.

of my invention is to provide a hanger that will In Figures 1 to 4 inclusive is shown what is support the rug at comparatively close points probably the preferred form of th hange -and across the width of the rug to avoid wrinkling in which is shown a heavy stringer wire or rod of the rug. 10. At the central portion of the wirell'l is an A further object is to provide a hanger of the inverted U-shaped wire H, the ends of the legs kind mentioned in which the rug may be easily of which are welded to the heavy wire I!) at the and quickly attached and detached to the hanger. points 12 and 12a. At 13 is a truss wire the A still further object is to provide a hanger central portion of which is welded at the points of the kind mentioned that is provided with sup- 13a and I3?) to the upper portion of the legs of porting elements that may be detached and at 1 the inverted U-shaped wire ll. The outer ends tached both from the rug or the hanger so that of the truss Wire I 3 are welded to the strin r the rug may be easily and quickly taken from wire or rod H at the points 130 and 13d adjacent the hanger and replaced thereon again. the ends of the stringer wire or rod 10.

Another object is to provide a hanger of the T e hanger is p v e wit a hoo element kindmentionedin which the supporting elements ill, the leg of which is welded at the points 15 may be easily and readily detached from the and 16 to the central point-of the inverted U- hanger and mounted on or attached to the rug shaped element H and the truss wirel3.

while the rug is lying on the floor or platform, Adjacent each end of the stringer wire or rod. or on a pile of rugs etc., and then the support- II) are other identical inverted U -shaped eleing elements may be mounted on the hanger to ments l1 and I8 so as to form a hanger in the support the rug in a straight and vertical poform of aKing truss.

sition. The supporting elements employed in this Also another object is to provide a hanger of hanger are spring actuated clamp element A, B the kind mentioned that is provided with suitable and C, each of which is identical in structure. means by which the hanger may be hung up or The clamps A, B and C comprise a P 01 supported. duplicate opposing clamp portions 18a and 19 Still another object is to provide a hanger of having upward y xt nd p a g w g l the kind mentioned that is light and yet strong, ments 20 and 2|. At the upper corners of the and one that is cheap and easy to make, and one clamp portions lBa and I9 is an inwardly and that is compact and adapted to be closely packed then upwardly turned portions 22 and 23, and or stocked in a small space for shipment or between the upwardly turned portions 23-23 is storage. positioned a ball 24. Over the upturned portions These and other objects will be more fully de- 23-23 is a split circular shaped spring 25 the scribed as this description progresses. split ends of which engage the upturned portions Now referring to the accompanying drawing: 23-23 below the ball 24 so as to press the lower Fig. 1 is a side view of what is probably the preends of the c p ts a and 19 toward ferred form of the invention, a rug being careach other so as to clamp against and hold a ried by the hanger for purposes of illustration. rug 26 that may be placed therebetween.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the hanger as shown Now by pressing the operating wing elements i Fig 1 23 and 2| toward each other the clamp elements Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail end view of the 18a and I9 will be separated and the clamp A, B hanger and rug supported thereby as shown in or C may be passed downwardly over the stringer Fig, 1. wire or rod I0 in such a manner that the in- Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail side View of one verted U-shaped elements I! or l8 will be posiof the ends of the hanger as shown in Fig. 1, tioned intermediate the springs 25-25 and the the supporting clamp being removed for convenoperating wings 20 and 21 and the inwardly ience of illustration. turned portions 22 will rest on the stringer wire Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified form or rod II) to support the clamps A, B or C. The f th hanger, inverted U-shaped elements l1 and I8 serve to Fig. 6 is a perspective view of still another .65 station the clamps A and C 0n the ends of the wire or rod 10 so that be hooked on the spikes 28 to support the article for display purposes.

'the stringer wire or rod stringer wire or rod (0. The clamp B is posi tioned over and on the stringer wire or rod I in the same manner as the clamps A and 0 except that there is no inverted U-shaped element such as I1 or l8, but the clamp B is positioned between the legs of the inverted U-shaped element II which serve to station the clamp B in the central portion of the stringer wire or rod Ill.

In Fig. is shown a modified form of the hanger in which the stringer wire or rod l0 and the truss wire l3 and their assembly are identical to that shown in Fig. 1. The inverted U-shaped element II a is made a little longer than that in Fig. 1 so as to form a loop 21 that serves the same purpose as the hook I 4 in Fig. 1. The legs Hb are welded to the stringer wire or rod l0 and the truss wire the same as in Fig. 1. The stringer wire or rod I0 is provided with a series of sharp pointed spikes 28 that are directed upwardly and the butt ends of which are welded to the stringer a rug or other article may In Fig. 6 is shown still another modification of the hanger in which the characteristic elements, the stringer wire or rod I 0, truss wire l3, and the inverted U-shaped element I la appear in the usual form and assembly. The ends of H) are turned upwardly as at like for reasons that will later be made obvious.

On the stringer wire or rod I0 is a series of S-shaped elements 29, one end of which is hooked over the stringer wire or rod l0 and the other end is sharpened so that a rug 26a may be pressed against the sharp end of the S-shaped elements so that the sharp points will pierce the rug so as to support the rug.

These S-shaped supporting elements may be easily and readily unhooked and removed from the stringer wire or rod Ill. The sharp points of S-shaped elements may be hooked into the edge of the rug while the rug is lying down and then the edge of the rug may be picked up and the S-shaped supportin elements 29 may be hooked over the stringer wire or rod In to support the rug 26a for display purposes.

While this hanger is designed primarily for hanging rugs for display purposes it is obvious that other articles such as piece goods, curtains and draperies and the like may be hung in a similar manner as the rugs fordisplay purposes.

Such other'modificatio'ns of my display hanger may be employed without departing from the spirit and intention of my invention. Now having fully shown and described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a display hanger, comprising a wire frame, said frame having a stringer element that is supported by an inverted U-shaped element that is attached to the central portion of the stringer, a truss wire, the central portion of said truss wire being attached to the U-shaped element at a spaced distance above the stringer, the outer ends of said truss wire being attached to the stringer at points adjacent the ends of the stringer, and means formed in said frame for the support thereof, and means carried on said stringer for supporting articles.

2. In a display hanger, comprising a wire frame as defined in claim 1, said means for supporting articles being detachable from the stringer, said U-shaped element and other means on said stringer serving for stationing the said means for supporting articles.

3. In a display hanger, comprising a wire frame as defined in claim 1, said means for supporting articles being detachable from the stringer, said U-shaped element and other means on said stringer serving for stationing the said means for supporting articles, said means for supporting articles being spring actuated clamp devices.

CARL A. FOWLER. 

